The electron density distribution in a natural garnet, uvarovite Ca 3 (Cr, Al) 2 Si 3 O 12 with 55% of the octahedral site occupied by Cr, has been studied with single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods through scattering factor refinement procedures. Electron density residuals up to 0.22 e/A s 3 in
Electron Density Study of Garnets:Z3Al2Si3O12(Z=Mg, Fe, Mn, Ca) and Ca3Fe2Si3O12
โ Scribed by Haruo Sawada
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 237 KB
- Volume
- 142
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4596
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โฆ Synopsis
The crystal structures of seven crystals from five garnet mineral species have been studied through single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods incorporating scattering factor refinement procedures. The derived experimental scattering factors for each atomic species show similar scattering-angle-dependent patterns in their deviations from the theoretical factors. The Si-O distances remain virtually unchanged in the Ca garnets even though the cell constants and the other cation-oxygen distances change with composition. Electron density residuals indicating bonding electrons are seen in all seven crystals, with &0.2 e/A s 3 height between Si and oxygen. Two crystals containing divalent Fe show a characteristic electron density deformation indicating the orientation of the d orbital with paired electrons.
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